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Monthly Sites to send to Parents	October Sites for Parents.doc November Sites for Parents.pub December Sites for Parents.pub Feb sites for parents.pub March sites for parents.pub Everyday Math Online Games Directions.pub DTSD Grade Level Wikis.doc - Directions to access the grade level Wikis Holiday and Seasonal Links - Vickie Blackwell
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October
November	Scholastic's The First Thanksgivingis - Explains the Pilgrims Voyage and the First Thanksgiving. this site contains slide shows, audio, and video will make it one of your favorites. The History Channel has quite a few online videos, stories, and other resources on The History of Thanksgiving. Have your students find 15 facts they may not know about Thanksgiving. http://www.history.com/content/thanksgiving The History Channel also has a great video and image gallery on Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower . Plimoth Plantation's Site - An Interactive Site where you can be the historian and learn about both the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag and find out what Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving!
December	The North Pole has great educational games! Click on the Fun for Kids section to write a letter to Santa or create your own personal story. Christmas Around the World - A Very nice site you click on the country name and it takes you to information from that country. Polar Express.com- A collection of activities to go with the story Christmas ppts and Interactives- An extensive collection of powerpoints and interactive games for the holidays. Brainpop Jr. - Winter Holidays Winter Holiday Activities - Scholastic online and interactives - very good December Links - Interactives for the whiteboard or student centers Christmas Games - Billy Bear 4 Kids - Fun activities for centers Storyline Online - The Polar Express Kris Kringle- Cute site for activities and games Vickie Blackwell's Holiday Resources
January	General Resources Civil Rights Movement - Interactive site Underground Railroad - Scholastic Site - Escape from Slavery Online JourneyGeneral Resources ABCteach Jan Resources 100th Day of School Resources Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Resource Index I Have a Dream Speech - Holidays.net MLK Time Warp - Interactive Kid Friendly Timeline - Funschool MLK Scholastic Resources Kid Friendly Timeline for MLK MLK and Me - Read, Write, Think Lesson with a virtual tour of his birth home Living the Dream - 100 Acts of Kindness and great resources at the bottom from Read, Write, Think Winter Winter Clothing Interactive Site- BBC What do we Wear Interactive Site - BBC Lecky Goes Outside - Dress Lecky for the Weather - Crickweb Meeting in the Mitten - Webquest Seasons- Interactive lesson from NGFL Hedgie Reads to Kids - Jan Brett's Website Weather Symbols - NGFL use adjective to write about winter - Interactive Lesson Blackwell's Winter Resources
February	Ground Hog Day Groundhog Day Resources- Vickie Blackwell President's Day If You Were President Game - Online Interactive from Scholastic The Seven Hats of the President - Informational Info from Scholastic President's Day Resources - Extensive list from Apples 4 the Teacher Whitehouse.gov - Information about presidents President's Day Virtual Museum - Appropriate for Primary Students President Resources and Activities - Extensive list from Teaching Heart Web Hunt President's Past and Present - Scholastic Presiden't Day - Vickie Blackwell - Well done Valentine's Day Valentine's Day Resources - Vickie Blackwell
March	Read Across America Seussville - Interactive Site for kids Seussville University - More games and printables Cat in the Hat - 50th Birthday Seuss Interactives - Gamequarium Dr. Seuss National Memorial The Art of Dr. Seuss Salute to Seuss - An Online Project Wiki Seussentennial - 100th Birthday Site Read Across America - Official Site Read, Write, Think - Activities, Websites and Resources for Dr. Seuss Teaching with Dr. Seuss - Scholastic Celebrate with Dr. Seuss - A-Z teacher Resources - Lesson plans, printables and songs Seuss Resources - ABC teach a nice list of printables Horton the Movie - St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick's Day Games - From FunSchool and Kaboose Pot of Gold Game - Practice Math Fact - From Billy Bear 4 Kids Catch the Leprechaun Game - From Billy Bear 4 Kids Play Tic Tac Toe with a Leprechaun - Online March Word Search All Billy Bear March Resources - Teacher Resources for St. Patrick's Day - From Vickie Blackwell
April	Spring Easter Games - Funschool Earth Day Recycle City - From EPA Kids Club Games - EPA DumpTown Game -EPA Huge List of Interactive Games and Activities - Picadome Schools Earth Games - from FunSchool Earth Day Resources - From DLTK Earth Day Story - Kids Planet Endangered Animals EcoKids - Games Brainpop Jr. - Reduce Reuse, Recycle Holidays Earth Day - Discovery Education - must login Maya and Migel Earth Day - Discovery Education - must login
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